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Published 2026-10-13 · Updated 2026-10-13

Rellia vs for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) on Long Island

Quick answer

With a pure FSBO sale, the seller pays no listing or platform fee but does everything: pricing, the listing, photos, showings, offers, and keeping the paperwork straight. With Rellia, the seller is still in charge, but works from one platform file and pays a published 2% seller platform fee, calculated from the final purchase price and paid at closing. On both paths the seller hires an attorney for the contract and closing, and New York transfer tax still applies. Rellia's 2% is paid only at closing: no sale, no fee.

Rellia is a technology platform that coordinates home sales. Rellia is not a real estate broker or agent and does not represent buyers or sellers.

What a FSBO seller handles alone

• Setting a price and backing it up with comparable sales.
• Writing the listing, taking photos, and getting it in front of buyers.
• Scheduling and running showings.
• Collecting and comparing offers, including financing terms.
• Tracking documents and deadlines until the attorneys take over.

Under National Association of REALTORS practice changes that took effect in August 2024, buyers working with a Realtor (a NAR member) sign a written buyer agreement before touring, and that agreement states the compensation they will be paid, according to NAR. A FSBO seller should decide up front whether to offer anything toward it.

What changes with Rellia

The seller starts with a free estimate, with no listing commitment required. Rellia keeps the listing, tasks, offers, and documents in one file. Listings go through Rellia staff review before they are published. The 2% fee is shown as a separate seller-side closing charge, paid only at closing. No sale, no fee. The buyer platform fee is $0.

What stays the same

• An attorney drafts or reviews the contract.
• Title, recording, and transfer tax are handled at closing.
• An accepted offer is not a contract until the parties sign it.

Side by side

• Listing or platform fee: FSBO: None; Rellia: 2% of final price, paid only at closing (no sale, no fee).
• Who does the work: FSBO: The seller; Rellia: The seller, with the platform file.
• Listing review before publishing: FSBO: None; Rellia: Rellia staff review.
• Attorney needed: FSBO: Yes; Rellia: Yes.

Read the FSBO checklist, see pricing, or start with a free estimate.